The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1887-09-22
MEAN WHISKY DID. IT.
Drunken Negroes Assault A White Man
and Much Trouble Ensues.

ttuU lAuCu LIUuUIO
The meeting of the Baptist Asso
Grafton at Elkton last Sunday was
the occasion of the assembling OF S
large concourse of colored people
estimated at some 5000. Pulaski
furnished her quota and among the
balance four horse bus full of ne
groes and n.ean whisky badly
with Turner Taylor driving.
About 9 O'Clock they passed the
Brown place, ten miles below town,
and there met in the road Mr.. Car
rol Shelton, a young man who lived
on Capt. Rivers place, accompanied
by his little brother and sister who
rode another horse. Mr.. Shelton
got his horse between the bus and
the children to protect them, when
just as they got opposite, Will Da-
~ who sat by the driver gave the
lead horse, a fiery mustang, a sharp
cut and he jumped quickly to one
side, against Shelton's horse, which
in turn was thrown against the
horse and it was knocked
over in q ditch and the children
thrown of. Shelton helped them
up and ssid You are going to
drive right over anybody, amt
your" The bus had stopped and
viii Daily exclaimed: Yes, Cd
i-m you -
land KILL YOU TOO"
grabbing a rock and starting to-
wards Shelton. Three negroes had
Jumped out and grabbed rocks.
Shelton then reached for rock and
while he stopped Daily threw and
nit him in the back of the head,
knocking him over and binding
him. Three rocks were thrown, one
Of them barely missing the little
girl. Shelton got up and went on
20 Capt. Rivers bleeding and badly
lurt, and had his head dressed and
asked advice what to do. Capt.
Rivers advised him to get Consta-
Ole Marks and arrest the negroes as
hey came back and have them
,ried. He went on to Tarpley's for
Marks and found he was at preach
ng but he got warrant ald made
to have Marks follow,
t being agreed to meet at the Stout
gin and arrest the negroes there.
Men began to gather in and Capt.
Rivers, knowing thesfery temper of
he boys and that they were Justly
ncensed, concluded to go mp to the
Yin himself and prevent row, and
lie followed the bus AID when they
got to the place and the party
topped the bus he went up to the
loor and:told the occupants to keep
t closed and then told the boys on
OPP to come down and come to him.
All of them succumbed except Silas
DAILY, the brother of
THE RUFFIAN HERO
# the morning, who had become
Harmed ct Elkton andldid not return
N the 'hus. Silas jumped up on the
'us and began searching among
he baskets and bundles tor some
Weapon or missile and succeeded in
hiding only an empty bottle. Capt.
Rivers demonstrated but SIlas
aised the bottle right over him and
vas about to dash it right in his
lp-turned face when he ordered the
boys to knock him off. The boys
lad seen his action, however, and
anticipating the necessity of pro.
Getting Capt. Rivers and he was
Knocked off with rocks just as
Capt. Rivers ordered it. He fell in
Capt. RS arms as he was going
leadlong to the ground and his
leck vas doubtless saved. Three
'ocks struck him. He began furi-
,usly biting and kicking and some
nan ran up and was about in the
act of
CUTTING HIS THROAT
when Capt. Rivers prevented. II
vas then found that Marks had
lot arrived. Negroes had begun
% accumulate until there were
Ibout so present and 20 whites and
Capt. Rivers ordered them to move
IN which they did and thus per
laps averted difficulty. Turner
Taylor, Floyd Cox and Silas DAILY
we're arrested and carried on to
rarpley's where they were tried
md released. Constable Marks
vas met about mile from the gin
going to the rendezvous and took
charge of the prisoners. A warrant
vas COTTON out for Will DAILY that
hight and Monday he was arrested,
brought before Esq Tarpley and is
low in Jail. Monday some Of the
negroes procured q warrant for the
ARREST OF CAPT. RIVERS
md Officer Peden arrested him and
brought him to town Tuesday but
10 magistrate could be paraded in
;he town who would try him. He
vent to Tarpley's an d begged to be
,ried but be still remains untried.
Grave approximations have been felt
that trouble might ensue and the
people down the pike are On the
alert. Shelton is a popular young
man and he was wantonly assaulted
and cruelty treated and the people
are justly indignant. The negroes
in Pulaski were wrought up also
and there was some talk of calling
out the military company by
some irresponsible hot heads.
There was danger several times of a
serious state Of affairs but all is
now serene.
Church of the Messiah.